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A parody of this poem containing the line “a typist is laid, a record is played” was written by Wendy Cope. This poem uses “the rattle of bones, and chuckle spread from ear to ear” to modify a line from “To His Coy Mistress.” This poem quotes the Cumaean Sibyl’s line “I want to die” in its epigraph. In this poem, Lil’s conversation about her husband Albert is interrupted by the phrase “HURRY UP (10[1])PLEASE IT’S TIME.” (10[2])This poem’s sections include “A Game of Chess,” “What the Thunder (10[1])Said,” and “The Fire Sermon,” (10[2])which ends with the prayer, “shantih, shantih, shantih.” For 10 points, “April is the cruelest month” (10[1])begins (10[1])what long poem by T.S. Eliot? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: “The Waste Land
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Josh SchmidtLiberty ADuke A7310
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ATusculum7610
Nick SmemoeUNC BVCU7610
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AJames Madison B8710
Jonas GoodwinNC StateUNC D9210
Soren HeydariUNC CUNC A9210
Miller DoerrLiberty BJames Madison A10810
Samuel LiWilliam & MaryLiberty C10910
Nova SinkVirginia Tech BDuke B11610

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